According to the poll, a head-to-head primary matchup shows DeSantis leading Trump 56% to 33%.
Republicans and conservative independents increasingly want Trumpism without Trump, David Paleologos, director of the Suffolk University
Political Research Center, to 'USA Today'.
Among Republicans, Trump's favorability rating
fell from 75% in October to 64% in December.
The poll also found that if Trump were to go head
to head with President Biden, he'd lag by 7%.
DeSantis, on the other hand, tops Biden by 4% in the hypothetical matchup.
DeSantis has not yet announced any intention of running for the nation's highest office
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2022 Sets Record , for Most Attempts , to Ban Books.
Associated Press reports that
the number of attempted bans and
restrictions on books continues to surge. .
According to a new report from the American
Library Association released on March 23,
the number of attempts in 2022 set a new record.
Last year, the association compiled over
1,200 attempts to either ban books or restrict
access to them in schools and libraries.
The number nearly doubled
from 2021, which set
the record that 2022 broke.
I’ve never seen anything like this.
The last two years have been exhausting,
frightening, outrage inducing, Deborah Caldwell-Stone, Director of the ALA’s Office
for Intellectual Freedom, via Associated Press.
In 2022, over 2,500 books were objected to. .
In 2021, the number of objections was
1,858, and just one year earlier it was only 566. .
States including Arizona, Iowa, Texas,
Missouri and Oklahoma have all passed
or proposed bills restricting books. .
States including Arizona, Iowa, Texas,
Missouri and Oklahoma have all passed
or proposed bills restricting books. .
AP reports that some books have been
targeted for racist language, others for
having gender or racial themes.
In Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis has approved a
bill to review classroom reading material and limit
discussion of gender identity and race in schools.
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Florida Governor , Takes Aim at Disney's , 'Corporate Kingdom'.
Florida Governor , Takes Aim at Disney's , 'Corporate Kingdom'.
On February 27, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis
announced a bill taking control of a special
tax district containing Walt Disney World. .
On February 27, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis
announced a bill taking control of a special
tax district containing Walt Disney World. .
Al Jazeera reports that the special tax status
allowed Walt Disney Co to operate within
Florida with a high degree of autonomy. .
The corporate kingdom
finally comes to an end, Ron DeSantis, Florida Governor, via Al Jazeera.
Last year, Republicans in Florida clashed
with Disney over a law restricting classroom
instruction of gender and sexual orientation. .
The new bill authorizes the governor to appoint five
supervisors to oversee municipal services like road
maintenance, waste collection and fire protection.
The new bill authorizes the governor to appoint five
supervisors to oversee municipal services like road
maintenance, waste collection and fire protection.
Allowing a corporation to control
its own government is bad policy,
especially when the corporation makes
decisions that impact an entire region, Ron DeSantis, Florida Governor, via Al Jazeera.
This legislation ends Disney’s
self-governing status, makes Disney
live under the same laws as everybody
else, and ensures that Disney pays
its debts and fair share of taxes, Ron DeSantis, Florida Governor, via Al Jazeera.
According to the Themed Entertainment
Association, Disney World drew
36.2 million visitors to Florida in 2021. .
The park is also central Florida's
largest employer, employing
approximately 75,000 people.
Al Jazeera reports that shares
in Disney were up 0.4%, as of February 27,
despite the signing of the Florida bill
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Trump Escalates Attacks , on Potential 2024 Opponent , Ron DeSantis.
NBC News reports that in anticipation of
DeSantis announcing his presidential candidacy.
Trump has increased his public condemnation of the Florida governor.
On Truth Social, Trump referred to
DeSantis as a "RINO GLOBALIST,"
meaning "Republican in name only.".
He also reposted someone else's unfounded claims that DeSantis may have been inappropriate with female students when he was a high school teacher.
He also reposted someone else's unfounded claims that DeSantis may have been inappropriate with female students when he was a high school teacher.
Trump endorsed DeSantis in 2018
for the governorship, but now views
his former ally as disloyal.
A reporter spoke with DeSantis on Feb. 8
and began to reference Trump's
attacks, but DeSantis cut him off.
I get that you guys want the controversy. I spend my time delivering results for the people
of Florida, and fighting against [President] Joe Biden, Ron DeSantis, at a news conference on Feb. 8, as reported by NBC News.
I don’t spend my time trying to smear other Republicans, Ron DeSantis, at a news conference on Feb. 8, as reported by NBC News.
Several national polls show DeSantis as a viable contender for the 2024 GOP nomination.
The governor will reportedly decide
on his candidacy after the end of
Florida's legislative session later this year.
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is expected to launch her campaign for the Republican nomination next week.
NBC News reports that Sen. Tim Scott
and New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu
are also considering running.
NBC News reports that Sen. Tim Scott
and New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu
are also considering running
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House Passes , 'Parents Bill of Rights Act' , Requiring Increased School Transparency.
On March 24, the House passed GOP-sponsored
legislation meant to provide more information to parents regarding children's education.
On March 24, the House passed GOP-sponsored
legislation meant to provide more information to parents regarding children's education.
NBC reports that the legislation highlights
Republicans' efforts to determine
what is taught in public schools. .
The Parents Bill of Rights Act
was approved in a 213-208 vote. .
The bill requires schools to publicly post information regarding their curriculum for students.
In addition to this, schools will be required to provide
parents with a list of books and reading materials
that are taught or available to students in libraries. .
NBC reports that the bill's passage comes amid
GOP-led efforts to ban books or teaching about issues
ranging from racial equality to gender identity.
NBC reports that the bill's passage comes amid
GOP-led efforts to ban books or teaching about issues
ranging from racial equality to gender identity.
The new bill will also require schools to offer
parents at least two opportunities for in-person
parent-teacher meetings annually. .
School boards will be instructed to listen to
parents' feedback regarding student education.
School boards will be instructed to listen to
parents' feedback regarding student education.
The bill also requires the public
disclosure of school district budgets,
including revenues and expenditures.
Additionally, parents must be notified of any violent activity occurring at schools or school-sponsored events
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Arkansas Passes Law That, Restricts Transgender Students' , Access to Bathrooms .
On March 21, Arkansas Governor
Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a bill banning
transgender students from using restrooms that
differ from the sex on their birth certificates.
On March 21, Arkansas Governor
Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a bill banning
transgender students from using restrooms that
differ from the sex on their birth certificates.
CNN reports that the new law represents
the latest GOP-led effort to limit
the rights of LGBTQ students in schools. .
The bill applies to restrooms,
locker rooms, changing rooms and
shower rooms in public and charter schools.
Failing to comply with the new law, which applies to
pre-K through 12th grade, can result in $1,000 fines
for superintendents, teachers and principals.
The bill also requires schools to provide
accommodations for those who would be
prohibited from using the facilities under the new law.
However, the law specifies that
those accommodations must not include , “access to a restroom or changing area that is designated for use by
members of the opposite sex to an individual while members of
the opposite sex of the individual are present or may be present.”.
The governor has said she will sign laws
that focus on protecting and educating
our kids, not indoctrinating them, and
believes our schools are no place
for the radical left’s woke agenda, Alexa Henning, Spokesperson for Sanders, via CNN.
Arkansas isn’t going to rewrite
the rules of biology just to please
a handful of far-left advocates, Alexa Henning, Spokesperson for Sanders, via CNN.
Melanie Willingham-Jaggers, the executive director of GLSEN, an
advocacy group for LGBTQ students, argues that the new law uses , “trans and nonbinary kids as political pawns.".
Enforcing these bills would be prohibitively expensive and time-consuming for schools and extraordinarily invasive toward transgender students, Melanie Willingham-Jaggers, the executive director of GLSEN, via CNN
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YouTube Decides, to Fully Restore , Donald Trump's Account.
YouTube has become the latest social media network to lift restrictions and restore former United States President Donald Trump's account. .
YouTube has become the latest social media network to lift restrictions and restore former United States President Donald Trump's account. .
Al Jazeera reports that the March 17
announcement comes as the 2024 Republican
nomination race begins to heat up. .
We carefully evaluated the continued
risk of real-world violence, while balancing
the chance for voters to hear equally
from major national candidates
in the run up to an election, YouTube, via Twitter.
We carefully evaluated the continued
risk of real-world violence, while balancing
the chance for voters to hear equally
from major national candidates
in the run up to an election, YouTube, via Twitter.
The news also comes over two years
after Trump's supporters stormed
the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Critics of Trump accuse him
of inciting violence and making
false accusations of election fraud.
Social media platforms, including Twitter,
Facebook and Instagram, have since
reinstated the former president's accounts.
Social media platforms, including Twitter,
Facebook and Instagram, have since
reinstated the former president's accounts.
Al Jazeera reports that despite being reinstated, Trump
has not returned to any of those platforms, choosing
instead to communicate with supporters on Truth Social.
Al Jazeera reports that despite being reinstated, Trump
has not returned to any of those platforms, choosing
instead to communicate with supporters on Truth Social.
I am staying on Truth.
I like it better, I like
the way it works, Donald Trump, via Fox News.
In the buildup to the 2024 primaries,
Trump is currently facing
several state-led investigations.
Those investigations are looking at the former
president's campaign conduct, his efforts to overturn
the 2020 election and his private business practices
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Biden Administration , Approves Contested Alaskan , Oil Drilling Project.
CNN reports that the Biden administration
has greenlighted the Willow Project in Alaska. .
CNN reports that the Biden administration
has greenlighted the Willow Project in Alaska. .
The decision has reportedly angered
opponents such as climate activists
and set the stage for legal challenges.
CNN reports that the Willow Project is located
in the National Petroleum Reserve, land
that is owned by the federal government. .
The area holds an estimated
600 million barrels of oil.
According to the Biden administration's estimates,
the project will generate enough oil to release
9.2 million metric tons of carbon every year. .
According to the Biden administration's estimates,
the project will generate enough oil to release
9.2 million metric tons of carbon every year. .
Supporters of the decision, including a coalition of Alaska
Native tribes and groups, have hailed the drilling project
as a vital revenue source that will also create jobs. .
We finally did it, Willow is finally
reapproved, and we can almost
literally feel Alaska’s future
brightening because of it, Lisa Murkowski, Republican Senator of Alaska, via CNN.
We finally did it, Willow is finally
reapproved, and we can almost
literally feel Alaska’s future
brightening because of it, Lisa Murkowski, Republican Senator of Alaska, via CNN.
According to Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, the state is , “now on the cusp of creating thousands of new jobs,
generating billions of dollars in new revenues.”.
According to Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, the state is , “now on the cusp of creating thousands of new jobs,
generating billions of dollars in new revenues.”.
She added that the drilling project
has the potential to improve , "quality of life on
the North Slope
and across our state.”.
Opponents argue that the project works against the
Biden administration's stated climate goals and
poses a threat to both the environment and public health.
Opponents argue that the project works against the
Biden administration's stated climate goals and
poses a threat to both the environment and public health
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